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(Dachshund, a little birdie says that you are writing comments on my posts. Just note, I have you on ignore. Retort to the board all you want. I don't see them, unless someone else deems to repost them in quotations, which is rare. Just wanted to say, have a nice life.)

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ďFrom each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needĒ 1875 K Marx

(Dachshund, a little birdie says that you are writing comments on my posts. Just note, I have you on ignore. Retort to the board all you want. I don't see them, unless someone else deems to repost them in quotations, which is rare. Just wanted to say, have a nice life.)

I re-iterate, though I understand the function and purpose of the "ignore" feature, you use it against prolific posters in an online forum at your own peril.

You are not stopping the conversation, only depriving yourself the opportunity to participate. In that sense, it's really more of a self-punishment to a large degree.

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"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

(Dachshund, a little birdie says that you are writing comments on my posts. Just note, I have you on ignore. Retort to the board all you want. I don't see them, unless someone else deems to repost them in quotations, which is rare. Just wanted to say, have a nice life.)

He's written three comments in an attempt to stir shit with you, yet added absolutely nothing insightful or meaningful to the conversation on his own.

Wow, from my perspective, that show really sucked. The guy with the grey beard said he was diagnosed in 1981(Not possible. HIV wasn't established until 1985, after a fight between DR. Gallo and the french.)

Then this same person said "I take my meds and go on with my life."

Really. Talk about sugar coating. He has no problems at all? Great. Now everyone who saw this show thinks HIV is a walk in the park.

This guy did a dis service to his own community. Though I'm not sure what world he lives in.

I'm usually all for any press HIV/AIDS gets. I am seriously going to rethink that. Through my eyes, this show was more harmful than good. By far. And I agree, one hour does such a complex issue no good.

This was very disappointing.

Saw the program and felt exactly the same way as you that the program did not actively portray what it's like living with AIDS. I think it was more about helping relieve the stigma around AIDS. But it also sent a message out, to me at least, you just take your meds, and all is fine. That really pissed me off, because all is not fine after taking these meds for 15 years and all they are doing to our body let alone the virus. Not to mention the ridiculous costs of HIV medications.

Talking with random survivors and having them tell there stories would be more effective. Having HIV/AIDS even now is not a cakewalk as we all know. And creating the illusion all is well with life once on meds gives the illusion then it is ok to take risks if it is so controllable.

I do have to give Anderson Cooper some credit in the respect he tried to bring up some more controversial questions and get some real answers from the panel, who, with the exception of Sir Elton John, were rather sugar coating the situation with all due respect.

The special could have been much better in my opinion. And needed more than an hour to encompass 30 years of the virus.